Connecting with Environmental Journalist Jon Christensen
The editor of BOOM, a new quarterly journal about California, speaks with Bay Nature about his latest project.
Wildlife
High Temperatures Threaten Sacramento River’s Fall-Run King Salmon
The early fall king salmon spawning run on the Sacramento River is taking place between Red Bluff and Redding, but prolonged drought has led to reduced flows from Lake Shasta and high water temperatures downriver, which could deal many egg nests a death blow.
Eat Local, Eat Weird? The Secretive Monkeyface Eel Is Both.
Fisherman Kirk Lombard encourages his seafood customers to eat small and eat weird. The monkeyface eel is both.
Ocean Beach’s Sand Supply Dries Up, Leaving Plovers Squeezed
San Francisco's Ocean Beach, already struggling with foot traffic and free-roaming domestic pets, faces a serious erosion problem.
Why Would A Mountain Lion Attack a Child?
"I hear lion attacks are rare. Why would a mountain lion attack a child in the midst of a large group, as we've seen in the Santa Cruz Mountains last weekend?"
Connecting with Whales in Monterey Bay
Spotting whales in Monterey Bay is at historic highs. Marine biologist Dorris Welch explains why.
Bay Area Seal Researchers Travel the Pacific to Save a Species
Marin's Marine Mammal Center is spreading its reach across the Pacific, and this summer opened a $3.2 million seal hospital in Hawaii that is the only facility in the world dedicated to treating and protecting the Hawaiian monk seal.
Ask the Naturalist: Wall-to-Wall Blue Jays?
A Berkeley reader asks why he's seeing so many jays lately.
Ask the Naturalist: Best spots to photograph Bay Area butterflies?
Doesn't get much better for eye candy than a butterfly on a flower, right?
Gardening for Wild Bees? Now There’s an App for That
A new iPad app, Wild Bee Gardening, draws on the knowledge of native bee experts to bring native bee conservation and gardening into the digital realm.
